Softball Recap: Kewanee Boilermakers vs. Farmington Farmers
After only two runs in their last contest, Kewanee made sure to put some runs up on the board against Farmington on Saturday. The Kewanee Boilermakers put the hurt on the Farmington Farmers with a sharp 11-2 victory. With that win, Kewanee brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Kalleigh Gale made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Gale has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Gale was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kewanee got a big performance out of Macee Pickering, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Kieryn Abernathy, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Kewanee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Farmington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Kewanee will look to defend their home field on Monday against Princeton at 4:30 p.m. Princeton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Kewanee's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Farmington, they will head out on the road to challenge Illini West at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Illini West is coming into the match with three straight defeats at home, meaning Farmington will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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